Example sentences of "about [noun] [noun] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Last Friday night Sir Hector Monro , Scottish minister of agriculture , let it be known he was not happy about board proposals to transfer its every nut , bolt , fixture and fitting from statutory monopoly to voluntary co-op from April 1994 .
2 SOME FOLKS seemed to be moaning about Nanci Griffith rejecting her Nashville roots .
3 Yet do we hear any outcry about Roger Cook harassing his ‘ victims ’ ?
4 And he remembered with satisfaction , because it proved that he was not at fault , that Miriam and Louise had both approached him with some wild tale about Miss Hughes leading their brothers into debauchery and sensuality .
5 You know about Mother Theresa do you ?
6 Neither party seem too interested in the other , and that night I dream about Enoch Powell showing me around a slum street with a vile grin on his face .
7 Focusing on European defence when most people , especially in Germany , are thinking about peace dividends has its drawbacks .
8 How about Phil Hilborne giving us mere mortals some tips on the twiddly bits in Jimi 's version of Like A Rolling Stone ; it loses me every time .
9 This is all about maverick tendencies making themselves heard , about imaginations running wild — if not downright livid .
10 However , it soon became obvious that Inez was not to be found , and everything I learned about Matthew Glynn convinced me that he was an honest man . ’
11 Anne : What about Mr Major has he actually done himself any good this week ?
12 The other important point about body size returns us once more to some simple physics .
13 Something about Adam Burns told her he had great powers of perception — she 'd do her own case no good at all by letting him know how deeply unsettling she found his questions .
14 My remark about Coun Richardson losing his grip was a genuine comment of political reality and echoes what many Labour people themselves are saying privately .
15 What I have said about Nottingham I would also have said about East Sussex had I had the same information .
16 It could n't be Emma , could it , with some ghastly news about Cindy Hill slitting her wrists or something ?
17 ‘ We 're all chuffed about Billy Bingham calling him up .
18 Talking to Stan about fossil hunting makes you aware of the passion that drives him on .
19 And I always feel it 's a reverse situation , you know , about Stanley Morrison saying he would prefer to pay Monotype not to put an ad in , erm to pay The Times not to put an ad for Monotype .
20 In fact the dream that we all had about Great Britain acknowledging it 's theatre and funding it properly has suffered a lot of setbacks since the ‘ sixties ’ .
21 RECENT reports and letters about bank charges make it important to restate the General Consumer Council 's views and to put the record straight about my own comments .
22 You ca n't just sort of think think about North America get it in isolation , you got ta look basically as E er Euro P L C market place .
23 Knowledge about language change makes it possible for pupils to understand more fully the nature of Standard English and how it relates to other varieties .
24 If you need more information about driving licence matters you should contact and ask for ‘ Driver Enquiries ’ .
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